He added that the NCC had a list of all ICT products approved for sale and use in Nigeria.

Another official of the commission, who represented the Head of Zonal Operations in Abuja, Mr Ekisola Oladosu, promised that the NCC would do all within its powers to check the proliferation of substandard phones.

He noted that the task of sanitising the Nigerian phone market rested on all stakeholders, and called on Nigerians to support the campaign.

In his speech, the President of the Fayose GSM Market Traders’ Association, Mr Kehinde Badmus, lauded the NCC for the enlightenment seminar.

He assured the commission that the association’s members would cooperate to help it achieve its goals.

Badmus, however, solicited the assistance of the NCC in facilitating proximate approved phone dealer centres within the state for easier access to the products.

The market leader urged the commission to prevail on internet service providers to establish communication masts at locations where they were lacking within the state.